family / Monday / Twitter — Comments Off on Hanging with the fam’
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Jun 19

Hanging with the fam’

Friday I sat on the porch swing with my mother and enjoyed a beautiful spring morning. Spent some time at the pool, hung out with a college kid. You know, the usual. Saturday we visited with my grandfather and my uncle. And, just as importantly:

Also, we had a session with a lovely little pooch:

We went to church and had lunch with my grandfather on Sunday. We had dinner at a barbecue joint with my stepfather to round out the Father’s Day festivities. We had a lovely little weekend all the way around.

adventures / Thursday / video / Vine — Comments Off on On the road
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Jun 19

On the road

We’re heading down to the ancestral haunts for a weekend of nothing much to do. It’s a seven-hour haul, and tonight it involved a welcome break to visit with academic and journalist friends over dinner in Nashville. The choice, as ever, was barbecue:

It was the right choice. You knew it just from the way the sunlight splashes down on the place:

We got in just in time to say hello to my mother and goodnight.

Instagram / video / Wednesday — Comments Off on I just hit the card aisle for the ones I won’t buy
12
Jun 19

I just hit the card aisle for the ones I won’t buy

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One of the cards I didn't purchase this year.

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cycling / Tuesday / video — Comments Off on Not pictured, because she was way up the road: My wife
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Jun 19

Not pictured, because she was way up the road: My wife

Sixty or so miles over the last few days has, thus far, been high volume for me this year.

On the last two rides there have been 10 timed segments. All of them were well off my pace. But that could be the theme of the year. Well off my pace. Maybe the next ride should be a recovery ride.

cycling / Monday / video — Comments Off on Putting in a few more miles
10
Jun 19

Putting in a few more miles

I went over this particular route a few weeks ago, but I’m getting smarter …

I turned around before the really hard part!

That let me throw down the fastest time of the year on the last stretch of road before the end of the ride. Still four seconds off last year’s fastest time ever on the same segment. That was in July of last year, so I have a few weeks to improve that particular challenge on a seasonal basis. If I can’t, the only possible conclusion would be that I’m getting slower.

(I already know this to be true.)

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